WEBVTT REPORTER: FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS,COLCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL'S HEADCOOK, RUTHIE QUINTIN'S DAY HASSTARTED THE SAME WAY.>> THE SECRETARY WAS MAKING HERANNOUNCEMENTS AND SHE GOES YOUALL KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING THISMORNING. AND I THOUGHT THAT'S ASTRANGE WAY TO SAY THAT.BUT MONDAY, THE SCHOOL HADDIFFERENT PLANS.NEARLY 450 STUDENTS PACKED THECAFETERIA TO CELEBRATE QUINTIN'S80TH BIRTHDAY.>> NERVOUS AND EXCITED AT THESAME TIME BECAUSE I COULDN'TBELIEVE THEY WOULD DO THATREPORTER: THEY GAVE HERHAND-MADE CARDS, EVEN WISHED HERA HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THE SIGNOUTSIDE.QUINTIN SAYS WITH NEW STUDENTSEVERY YEAR, HER JOB HAS KEPT HERBUSY THROUGH THE YEARS.>> A LOT OF PEOPLE GO FOR WALKSAFTER WORK BUT I DON'T.I PUT ON QUITE A BIT RIGHT HEREIN THE KITCHEN.REPORTER: FOR SOMEONE WHO HASWORKED SO HARD FOR OTHERS, A BIGHAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM A LOT OFGRATEFUL STUDENTS.>> THEY DID MAKE MY BIRTHDAYVERY SPECIAL, I JUST CAN'T THANKEVERYBODY ENOUGH.REPORTER: IN COLCHESTER, RAHCEL